Georgian judokas Gviniashvili, Zaalishvili win Zagreb Grand Prix 2019 [VIDEO]
Flying finish - Gviniashvili won the 90kg gold after defeating Japan’s Sanshiro Murao in the final. Photo: International Judo Federation.
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Georgian judokas Beka Gviniashvili (90kg) and Gela Zaalishvili have won gold at Zagreb Grand Prix 2019.
Gviniashvili, 23, won the European Junior Champion in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and won the World Junior Championships in 2013 in Ljubljana and in 2015 in Abu Dhabi and EYOF in 2011.
See Gviniashvili’s fight with Sanshiro Murao.
Zaalishvili,19, won the 2018 Junior world title in Nassau. He won a bronze medal at the European Cadet Championships U18 Sofia in 2015 and bronze at the EYOF in Tbilisi in 2015.
Zaalishvili's victory, see in the video.
Georgia has won five medals in total in the competition, two gold and three bronze and took third place among teams.
Eter Liparteliani (57kg) won bronze at the competition.
552 competitors from 86 countries took part in the competition, which was held between July 26 and 28.
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Georgian judoka Beka Gviniashvili won the Zagreb Grand Prix on Sunday by defeating his Brazilian rival Rafael Macedo in the 90- kg category of the competition.